Re: Khoisan is very old

In message <1175687856.989260.106870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Darkstar <darkstar100@xxxxxxxx> writes
On Apr 3, 11:50 am, Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
In message <1175564019.846117.287...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Darkstar <darkstar...@xxxxxxxx> writes

>All I'm saying is this. If a set of phenomena {A1, A2, A3} all have
>property S, then phenomenon A4 from the same set will also be
>characterized by property S.

That's called "guilt by association". Fallacy of accident, if you want
it more fornally.

[please don't quote signatures]

Why a fallacy? I was thinking in probabilistic terms.

Then you should state your thoughts in probabilistic terms, not as a syllogism.

If two unique
events coincide, it's quite probable they are connected.

No, at this stage the probability of a causal connection is unknown. Don't confuse correlation with causation.

They may not,
but thinking otherwise has better chances of being "testable by
experiment".

So state your hypothesis, and describe the experiment that will test it.

--
Richard Herring
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